Description
Soft and creamy mascarpone cake pops made from vanilla cake crumbs, coated in smooth white chocolate and finished with a bright citrus drizzle and sparkling sugar. These elegant bite-sized desserts balance rich mascarpone with refreshing citrus flavor.
Ingredients
2 cups vanilla sponge cake crumbs
1 cup mascarpone cheese
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon fresh orange zest
8 ounces white chocolate, melted
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 cup powdered sugar (for drizzle)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon sparkling sugar
12 lollipop sticks
Instructions
- Crumble the vanilla sponge cake into very fine crumbs and place them in a large mixing bowl.
- Add mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and fresh orange zest. Mix until the mixture becomes soft, creamy, and holds together when pressed.
- Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and roll each portion into a smooth ball.
- Place the cake balls on a lined baking sheet and refrigerate for about 30 minutes until firm.
- Melt the white chocolate with coconut oil until smooth and silky.
- Dip the tip of each lollipop stick into the melted chocolate and insert it halfway into each chilled cake ball.
- Dip each cake pop into the melted white chocolate, allowing excess chocolate to drip off before standing upright to set.
- In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar with lemon juice and orange juice until smooth and pourable.
- Drizzle the citrus glaze over the coated cake pops and immediately sprinkle with sparkling sugar.
- Allow the glaze and coating to set completely before serving.
Notes
Lemon zest can replace orange zest for a brighter citrus flavor.
For a chocolate variation, use chocolate cake crumbs and drizzle melted dark chocolate instead of citrus glaze.
Finely crushed pistachios or toasted coconut can be used instead of sparkling sugar for added texture.
Store cake pops in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
For longer storage, freeze cake pops for up to 2 months and thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
Let refrigerated cake pops sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before serving for the best texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cake pop
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
